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America Finally Has A Mobile DTV Standard
6:23AM Chris Jacob | After plenty of half-hearted attempts at mobile video from wireless carriers and Qualcomm, the ATSC has defined a standard that should, at long last, bring live streaming video to our phones. About time we got a DMB equivalent. More »
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This Man Is Extremely Dedicated To Live Network Television
8:30AM Dan Nosowitz | This intriguing dude is watching a black-and-white TV, with a DTV converter box, in a Starbucks. Hey, it’s not his fault Hulu doesn’t carry Jeopardy!, right? [Kansas City Blog via Boing Boing Gadgets] More »
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Famous Old Person Helps Other Old People Understand This Digital Television Contraption
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Is there anything Official DTV Spokesperson Carol Brady can’t do? More »
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The Price is Right Will Lose 3.5M Viewers Come DTV Switch
12:00PM Andi Wang | Out of the 300 million Americans in the United states, 3.5 million are still not ready for the DTV switch come June 12. Is that 3.5 million people or households? Either way, 3.5 million is quite a lot, considering my non-english speaking nanny is already all over her digital converter. Get with it, people. [Switched] More »
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The Government is NOT Spying on You Through Your DTV Converter Box
11:20AM Adrian Covert | Last week, Spokane-based engineer Adam Chronister posted a Youtube video, where he cracked open a government-subsidised DTV converter box, only to find a hidden camera. Turns out, the whole thing was a hoax. More »
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70-Year Old Man Shoots TV, Engages in Standoff With Police Over DTV Transition
4:28AM Sean Fallon | Angered and distraught over the analogue TV shutdown, a 70-year old Missouri man blew away his TV and engaged in a brief standoff with police when he could not get his converter box to work. More »
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First Wave of the Digital TV Switch Hits Today
10:58PM John Herrman | By the end of today—the original, pre-delay shutoff deadline—641 TV (mostly small-market) stations across the country will cease analogue broadcast. Panic! [Yahoo] More »
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DTV Reception Maps Conveniently Show Colour-Coded Signal Quality
12:50PM Gizmodo US Edition | If you’ve been wondering whether you’ll be able to receive strong DTV signals on your old TV, the FCC has thoughtfully created a site to help you out. More »
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3:30PM Nick Broughall | I just don’t get it. For years and years, the free-to-air networks argued that it wasn’t free EPG information or decent programming that would drive people to digital TV, it was the ability to multi-channel. Yet here we are in February 2009, the networks have been legally able to launch a second digital channel since January 1, and Channel 9 announces that they won’t be joining the multi-channel party until July because they need to upgrade their digital equipment. More »
Channel 9 Not Launching Second SD Channel Until July
3:30PM Nick Broughall | I just don’t get it. For years and years, the free-to-air networks argued that it wasn’t free EPG information or decent programming that would drive people to digital TV, it was the ability to multi-channel. Yet here we are in February 2009, the networks have been legally able to launch a second digital channel since January 1, and Channel 9 announces that they won’t be joining the multi-channel party until July because they need to upgrade their digital equipment. More »
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